by Ricki Harris | Aug 26, 2015 | Culture, Downtown Living, Movies, News
Just when you thought movie theaters might follow in the unfortunate footsteps of video rental stores, a Monday press release revealed that a Lower East Side warehouse will be transformed into New York’s first independent movie theater in ten years. The Metrograph, a...
by Nisha Stickles | Aug 15, 2015 | Coming Up, Culture, Entertainment, Events, Movies, Music, Out On The Town
The Set and Lovecraft Bar present H.P. Lovecraft’s 125th birthday party Friday, Aug. 21 at the Lovecraft Bar at 50 Ave. B. H. P. Lovecraft was an American author who received posthumous fame for his influential work in horror fiction. Proceeds from the event’s tickets...
by Downtown Magazine | Aug 12, 2015 | Culture, Movies
Shot in five countries over the course of three and a half years, Meet Me In Montenegro was a very ambitious undertaking by directors Alex Holdridge and Linnea Saasen. Geography and timeline aside, Alex and Linnea had their hands full otherwise as the two also...
by Grace Capobianco | Aug 5, 2015 | Culture, Entertainment, Movies
Austin Stark’s directorial debut The Runner stars Nicolas Cage as a Louisiana Congressman dealing with disgrace after a sex scandal in the wake of the 2010 BP oil spill. Stark is excited for the production, which is the culmination of his writing/directorial...
by Downtown Magazine | Aug 3, 2015 | Culture, Movies
The credits of David T. Friendly, a writer, director and producer, are shockingly varied. Little Miss Sunshine, which he produced, was a groundbreaking and award-winning indie film that went on to gross over $100 million internationally at the box office. Sunshine has...
by Downtown Magazine | Aug 1, 2015 | Coming Up, Culture, Events, Movies
Returning for its fourth year, the Long Beach International Film Festival offers plenty more than its name implies. While true that the LBIFF is based in the beloved Long Island waterfront town of Long Beach and features film screenings, it is also tied in with a...
